I've actually got a conflicting science and tequila shindig with my lab mates. Next weekend? Can there be powerpoints and charts about why we should be drinking more and not looking at powerpoints and charts?You said time was infinite, so why the watch wrapped around your wrist?

Do you have a heated plate sealer? If not (I'm assuming not from your post) I agree with the above comment about the aluminum plate sealing films. I've used the alu films for PCR plates and stored them at -80 with no worries. Also, they sell rollers that you can use to get a good seal but I've used a credit card and that always worked just fine.

so these harvard medical books we keep getting won't quit with the nipple irregularity, and since these are actually charming compared to the nonstop birth defects we had to stare at, i figured i'd throw this up.

Have any of the fellow computer geeks on here worked with near-dupe image detection? If so, I will buy you beers in return for brain pickings.ascott430 - "Was going to build it up into a fixed gear until I realized I'd rather spend money and time on mountain bikes."

Thinking about this because I'm listening to them in lab right now: Artichoke is one of my favorite bands, in part because they are all about concept albums (swoon) two of which are about scientists. Check that shit out.You said time was infinite, so why the watch wrapped around your wrist?

what i hate the most is that there's only a certain number of ways to write up a protocol. and for me it's always like, "okay, at what point is this actually plagiarism?"

also, i get brain freeze all the time. had the same problem in school. would suddenly realize that i hadn't listened to the past ~15 minutes of lecture. never took notes until it was 100% necessary (in orgo) 'cause of it.

I'm not sure plagiarism is the hugest deal in materials and methods for that reason- there's only so many ways to state the same protocol, and unless you developed a new method, you're not really claiming any originality there anyway. Not saying plagiarism is okay of course, but i think there's a lot more leeway in terms of what is and isn't.

I took extremely detailed notes in my physics classes, because it was the only way i had a chance of staying awake.DFL and DTF :D:D:D:D

haha its not that bad...nothing a good set of headphones doesn't solve on most occasions. People who have never fully experienced Jugalos need to. I never even know where to begin to describe them, ICP isn't enough anymore. I think I'd actually like going to Gathering of the Jugalos even if its just for the drugs and sightseeing.

not my roomates, but a lovable bunch indeedThere's always money in The Banana Stand

^^i would hang out with them. 3rd from the left looked suspiciously like joyefresh on first glance.

Today one of my labmates found a paper that is very relevant to my project and potentially answers a big question we had about some strange results. Turns out one of the authors was a bridesmaid in my wedding.DFL and DTF :D:D:D:D

So I just ran this big fat gel (5x8ish) and it didn't even need to WORK, I didn't need to get bands in all the lanes, it just needed to get like 60-70% so that it accurately represented the "usual" yield so I could compare it to another gel to compare methods. Of course it worked almost perfectly, but it didn't matter, because I tripped over a chair someone had left in the middle of the lab bay and splattered it on the floor. The only reason I know it worked was because I was able to get a few chunks into the gel box.i mean that looks like a 10 cat bag, easy

i won't be going to the talks, although it looks interesting. i am regularly around the busm campus, though, during normal working hours if you're ever around here anymore.

also, over the past two weeks we've been extracting dna from mouthwash samples. ten year old spit pellets that have been hanging out in our freezer this whole time. as the project whose samples they are comes up with new studies, they send us lists of frozen bluish blech to extract. this batch had 16 plates worth of samples. in other words, 1,536 individual vials of other people's mouth funk. the crud in there gets caught in 1250 ul pipet tips, clogs up the filter membrane, and generally grosses me out. based on my observations, it appears that when you are asked to send in a spit sample, you are not allowed to brush your teeth anytime around when you will generate the sample and are encouraged to eat lettuce immediately before. thankfully, the last batch is finishing up today.

I'm back on the BUMC campus as well. Almost all day Monday, but only after 5PM on Tuesday and Wednesday. BUMC lunch and hangtimes on Monday? Afternoon tea/coffee on a Tues or Wed?clockwork ted: this is my favorite thread. sweet BJ alexi!